Field Manual / Figures on the radio / DECIMAL
DECIMAL
FIGURENone · Say: DAY-SEE-MAL
Spoken decimal point in figures and frequencies.
On air
“Frequency four two decimal five.”
“Change frequency to fife sev-en decimal sev-en fife. Over.”
“Alternate frequency tree ait decimal fife ze-ro. Over.”
“Fuel remaining wun decimal fife tonnes. Over.”
In conversation
On the radio, say decimal for the point in a number.